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Aircraft:
Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair
- Reg: N898AT photos
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Serial #:
20/42944
- Airline: Brooks Fuel
- Photo Date: Apr 30, 2007
- Uploaded: Oct 25, 2007
- Fairbanks Int'l Airport - PAFA, USA - Alaska
Notes:
On 30 May 2007, ATL-98 Carvair N898AT, one of only two flying examples of this type left in the world, crashed near McGrath Alaska. It happened at Nixon Fork Mine near McGrath, Alaska. The strip is notorious. There is a hill at the south end of the runway which forces everyone to land to the south. The winds are treacherous and unpredictable. As they were approaching to land, they had a tail wind and were trying to come in as slow as possible. They caught a down draft and clipped the end of the runway with the right main and the rest is self explanatory. You won't believe this but this is the second Carvair to crash up there. Along with a DC-6, DC-4 and a CASA. Upon impact the right wing separated from the fuselage. It remained on the airstrip and burnt, while the rest of the aircraft continued to slide across the strip making a nearly 180-degree turn, and then rolled down the runway embankment. There it came to rest, completely wrecked and with the nose pointing in the direction it came from. The cargo, consisting of 3,000 gallons of fuel in fuel bladders, remained intact. The accident happened around 12:00 local time. Fortunately, neither Roger Brooks or F/O Jonathan Hathaway were injured in the crash. (Nikon D70)
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On 30 May 2007, ATL-98 Carvair N898AT, one of only two flying examples of this type left in the world, crashed near McGrath Alaska. It happened at Nixon Fork Mine near McGrath, Alaska. The strip is notorious. There is a hill at the south end of the runway which forces everyone to land to the south. The winds are treacherous and unpredictable. As they were approaching to land, they had a tail wind and were trying to come in as slow as possible. They caught a down draft and clipped the end of the runway with the right main and the rest is self explanatory. You won't believe this but this is the second Carvair to crash up there. Along with a DC-6, DC-4 and a CASA. Upon impact the right wing separated from the fuselage. It remained on the airstrip and burnt, while the rest of the aircraft continued to slide across the strip making a nearly 180-degree turn, and then rolled down the runway embankment. There it came to rest, completely wrecked and with the nose pointing in the direction it came from. The cargo, consisting of 3,000 gallons of fuel in fuel bladders, remained intact. The accident happened around 12:00 local time. Fortunately, neither Roger Brooks or F/O Jonathan Hathaway were injured in the crash. (Nikon D70)Camera
Nikon D70 | Nikon 28-105mm f3.5-4.5D-
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- Reg: N898AT photos
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Aircraft:
Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair
- Airline: Brooks Fuel
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Serial #:
20/42944
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Photo Location
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Fairbanks Int'l Airport - PAFA
- USA - Alaska
